Representative Bear to speak at annual picnic in Great Falls
City Briefs report Representative Bear will address the Single Tax Associations of the District at their picnic in Great Falls Virginia this afternoon. Other speakers include George P. Hampton Arthur P. Davis Western Starr Thomas Quinn and Jackson H Ralston.
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Representative Bear
Great Falls
George P. Hampton
Arthur P. Davis
Western Starr
Thomas Quinn
Jackson H. Ralston
Loop for Brookland Cars Follows New Routing
The Washington Railway and Electric Company stops using the stub end at Fourteenth Street for Brookland cars. Incoming cars turn south on Eleventh, travel on F Street west to Fourteenth, then to G Street and loop back to G Street. The change follows advice from John Beeler, traffic expert for the utilities commission.
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
Fourteenth and
Streets
Eleventh
F Street
Fourteenth
G Street
John Beeler
The
Utilities Commission
Injuries Suits Seek 40000 From Local Traction Firms
Three lawsuits filed in District Supreme Court seek 40000 in damages from Jocal traction entities. Richard Hunt, minor, through Gertrude Hunt, seeks 20000 from Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad for injuries May 17 1918 at Brooks station. Anna Monrocht sues Washington Railway and Electric for 32000 claiming a premature car start hurled her as she alighted at F Street. Eugenia L Wilson sues for 10000 alleging she was thrown to the car floor at Tenth and G Streets Northwest on February 25 last.'
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District Supreme Court
Jocal Traction Companies
Wilton J. Lambert
Washington Railway and Electric Company
F Street Northwest
Eugenia IL. Wilson
Tenth and
G Streets Northwest
Births Reported In Local Families And Notables
Birth announcements list numerous families welcoming new babies including Milton and Elsa Strasburger, Charley R. and Anna M. Steele, Win EB and Edith L. Seaver, and many others with ages and locales. The notices mix with hospital and guardian references, then a flourish noting flowers for sick friends from Gude's fresh-cut home-grown flowers at 1214 F. Ave. Adv.
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Milton
Elsa Strasburger
Charley R
Anna M. Steele
Win
Edith L. Seaver
John
Mary EB
M. Pomeroy
Felix II
Ethel J. Jones
William
Cecelia A. Huadgin
Paul D
Berenice C. Foote
Hugh L
Uelea C. Espey
Melvin
Annette Cooper
Leonstad
Geneva SN. Smith
Frederick
Sarah Stewart
Philip L
Rosa J. Lews
Nelson S
Pauline Burke
Max D
Alice Back
Gude
Water Demand Hits Peak in Hot Wave
The city water system fears shortages as daily use soars amid a heat wave. Consumption reached 71 million gallons on Monday, with washing days typically high. Superintendent J S Garland warns of possible results if heat persists and notes widespread sprinkling ordinance violations despite police efforts to curb waste.
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J. S. Garland
Water Department
Garland
Exports Show A Decrease In Foreign Trade
Official figures from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce show the fiscal year ended June total trade at 8.874 billion dollars, up from 8.549 billion the prior year. Imports rose to 2.947 billion, exports fell to 5.928 billion, and the trade balance stood at 2.982 billion, with gold imports at 124 million and silver exports rising to 139 million.
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Bureau of Foreign and D
Hilver
Jury panel chosen for Gamble murder trial
Six jurors were selected from a 16 member panel for the Charles E. Gamble murder case. Judge John T. Gootrick adjourned to draw a new panel after the initialacceptance of jurors for the trial of the Washington jitney driver and government employee John P. Werres.
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Alexan
Charles EH. Gamble
John P. Werres
Washington
Baby Girl Found in Park Sent to Foundling Hospital
A blue-eyed infant was found by Policeman J. F. Smythe in the park at Pennsylvania Avenue and Nineteenth Street yesterday. The child, wrapped in a heavy blue blanket and fully dressed, could not be identified despite efforts. The baby has been sent to the Foundling Hospital.
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J. F. Symthe
Pennsylvania Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Smythe
Foundling Hospital
W. S. S. Rivalry in Departments War Savings Drive Growth
Navy Department workers show strong support for the war savings plan with active sales in nearly every bureau. For the week ending July 20 sales reached 5277.29 dollars, lifting the total to over 63 thousand dollars. The "$1,000 Club" nears 500 members, and after vacation ends it is expected to hit 1,000. New members include Mrs. Kennen Jennings, Dr. Albert J. Carrica, Harriett Thyson Carrica, KL Rosenfeld. The Navy also reported three drowning deaths: Quartermaster Clarence S. Moore of Seattle, John G. Adams of Meatwhis, and Fireman William N. Stenerson of Lowell.
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Navy Department
Kennen Jennings
Massachusetttes Avenue
Albert J. Carrica
Harriett Thyson Carrica
Fourteenth Street
KL Rosenfeld
Eighteenth Street
Navy
Clarence S. Moore
Seattle Y
John GC. Adams
Meatwhis
New Orleans
William N. Stenerson
Lowell
Ind
New London
Conn
Today’s Sun and Tide Table Missing Entries
A fragmented notice lists sunrise and sunset times with clock times but many values are missing or garbled. It references morning and evening tides and provides partial data such as an 01 start and 9.11 end. The readable items indicate a local weather and navigation brief.
Weather Summary for Districts and Regions July 28
Weather conditions show partly cloudy Washington and Maryland with continued heat. Virginia expects partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with showers in the extreme west, light to moderate southerly winds. Warm weather remains east of the Rockies. Montana cooler with temperature drop and pressure rise. Unsettled nationwide with showers east of the Rockies except New England mid-Atlantic and west Gulf states. Local data include temperatures from midnight to 4 pm, humidity, rainfall 7 percent, sunshine 14.4 hours, and deficits in temperature and precipitation since January 1 and July 1, 1918.
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S. Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Calumbia
Maryland
Virginia
Rocky Mountains
Montana
New England
Mid- Atlantic
West Gulf States
Mississippi Rivera
East Gulf States
Tennessee
Upper Lake
Lower Lake
Company Raps Phone Proposal at PUC Hearing
Attorneys for the telephone company reopened the hearing before the District public utilities commission. A cross-examination of US Bureau of Standards expert Dr. F A Wolff attacked his testimony in favor of automatic installation as biased. He said he would resist the change if it harmed customers. the company argued only 2 of 21 297 exchanges are fully automatic.
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District Public Utilities Commission
United States Bureau of Standards
F. A. Wolff
Hei
R.V. Marye
J. J. Swayse
Bell
Dr. Wolff
Poslam Skin Remedy Ad Urges Clearer Complexion
A vintage advertisement touts Poslam as a powerful skin healer for pimples redness and inflamed complexions. It claims overnight toning of red noses and highlights Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam. Free samples offered from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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Ismergency Laboratories
Weat 47Th St
New York City
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